1 | Air pressure Corkscrew – Menu

We’re huge fans of air-pressure corkscrews here at Wineware, and this example from Menu is a simply immaculate looking device. Smooth lines, elegant shape and solid materials, it’s a piece of modern design that will look at home in any contemporary kitchen. And this Air Pressure Corkscrew isn’t just aesthetically simple: there’s an elegance in the way that pumping a little air into a bottle will remove a cork. Simply insert the needle, and pump the cork out. Easy.

On this Menu model, the needle is sheathed in a removable lower section that also contains a foil-cutting knife. You also get a Menu decanting pourer in the set, a device that encourages the favourable processes of aeration as you pour from the bottle.

2 | Red Alert Corkscrew – L’Atelier Du Vin

From a certain angle, the Red Alert corkscrew looks an awful lot like a colossal squid attempting to prise open a submarine full of drunken sailors. But it’s not merely an oddity: That organic, curvy look is a truly cutting edge design that will open eyes and promote conversation, which is what you doubtlessly want whenever serving wine. Also available in Black, we prefer this red version because it isn’t afraid to be eye-catching. And the action of a strong, well-designed lever-corkscrew is a revelation in itself.

3 | Waiter’s Friend Double Lever Corkscrew – Wineware

Whilst we shouldn’t blow our own trumpet, our Waiter’s Friend corkscrews are an affordable twist on a tried and tested design. Entirely portable, with a rosewood handle, two step lever and a serrated knife for removing foil, there’s no situation where this corkscrew isn’t a valued friend. And when you’re not packing it into the cool-bags for a summer picnic, it even comes with a high quality gift box.

4 | ‘Grands Crus’ Corkscrew – L’Espirit and Le Vin

The phrase ‘the Rolls Royce of Corkscrews’ is one I shouldn’t resort to with too much enthusiasm, but if you want to open your finest wines with a surplus of class, you can do a lot worse than L’Espirit & Le Vin’s ‘Grands Crus’ Corkscrew. An exquisite looking device encased in pewter and brass, it has plenty of fine detail on its exterior. However, the real beauty of the device is on the inside. The mechanism is based on an Edward Thompson design popular among corkscrew collectors, that has been in use since 1802.

In the wine world, anything that has survived even longer than the Bordeaux classification of 1852 has got to be especially distinguished. It features a 2 pillar design with a thread within a thread: turn clockwise to remove the cork from the bottle and then anti-clockwise to easily remove the cork from the screw.

5 | Rosewood Champagne Sabre – Chateau Laguiole

Corkscrews are, rather unfortunately, completely pointless when opening a bottle of bubbly. So having a classy corkscrew around to multiply the opulence of a champagne accompanied banquet is a rather empty gesture. Thankly, Champagne opening has Sabrage, the art of lopping the neck off a champagne bottle to enjoy its contents. Traditionally practiced by Napoleon’s Hussars, few of us have an actual sabre above the fireplace with which we could open our bottles. Fine, handmade champagne swords like this rosewood example from Chateau Laguiole fill the void, and if used properly, they’ll definitely set the tone for an evening of fine dining.

Our friends at VacuVin are offering a World Cup Promotion to keep your Beers chilled cheering on England during this summers World Cup in South Africa. They’re offering their VacuVin Beer Cooler and Football Friends Glass Markers at £6 (plus £1.95 p&p), rather than the SRP of £7.50 (plus £1.95 p&p), all because of World Cup Fever! Very generous. This therefore makes it our June Product of the Month!

The Beer Cooler simply slips over your bottle and your drink will be chilled within 5 minutes and stays cool for hours, not bad at all? The VacuVin Football Friends Glass Markers are a set of 12 unique characters that attach themselves with a suction cup to any bottle or glass allowing each guest to know which drink is theirs and says ‘hands off’ to others!!

Click here for more information on the VacuVin World Cup Promotion.

The World Cup is fast approaching and everyone at Wineware HQ (well the lads anyway!) can’t wait for England to (hopefully!) produce the goods in South Africa. We’ve jumped on the bandwagon like every other shop on the Internet and High Street and have got ourselves two England/Football beer related products! 

Firstly it’s the very simple but very effective, ‘Football Friends’ Glass Markers produced by VacuVin. VacuVin’s glass markers have been a massive hit with us in the past with other festive designs for Christmas and Halloween, and also the original Party People. The product is very straight forward, simply stick one glass marker to any bottle of beer or glass of wine, remember which character is yours and then nobody will pinch your drink whilst celebrating one of Rooney’s goals in the Summer!! 

The second England World Cup item is one of CellarDine’s best selling products, but with an extra present too! The England edition of the Zap Cap Bottle Opener also includes an England Bottler Chiller Sleeve as well so you can keep your Beer nice and cool while you bite your nails in the penalty shoot out (It’s going to happen!). The Zap Cap is quick and easy, simply place it over the neck of a bottle, push down and a special spring loaded mechanism removes the cap with the minimum amount of effort. 

So there you have it, two simple and fun England World Cup products for you to enjoy, hopefully you’ll still be using them by July the 11^th! 

COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!

The change in the clocks and the sudden drop in temperature can only mean one thing, Christmas is coming! Winter is clearly upon us and rather quickly too may I add, we’ve already had gift tag requests with Christmas wishes inscribed! The upcoming two months will soon be over as this time of year seems to fly by and soon it will be 2010!

Anyhow, October was a fairly good month with the number one product being the very popular Glencairn Official Whisky Glass. We sell absolutely loads of these unique and iconic Whisky glasses, customers seem to love them and I can see why!

Below is a list from 1-10 (1 being the most popular product) of our best selling wine accessories online for October 2009.

1. The Glencairn Official Whisky Glass (GC1)

2. Glass Hanging Rack, Wall Mounted (7308)

3. Modular Rack 16 (MOD16)

(Picture shows 2 x MOD16)

4. Modular Rack 72 (MOD72)

5. Vinrack 18 (VINRACK18)

6. Montana Boston Latte Glass (79953)

7. VacuVin Beer Cooler (6212)

8. VacuVin Prestige Wine Cooler Black (4297)

9. Wine Aerator With Filter (4407)

10. Iso Type Wine Tasting Glasses 21.5cl x 6 (5102)

Don’t forget, FREE Delivery on all orders over £50.00! (Excludes Traditional Wine Racks)

VacuVin have produced Creepy Creatures Glass Markers that are designed for making sure that you keep your drink of beer or that glass of Halloween punch! All you do is stick on one of the thirteen choices of Halloween characters so that you can distinguish which drink is yours!

Click here for more information on the VacuVin Glass Markers.

‘The Key to Uncorking The Bubbles’

Champagne signals a time for celebration, joy and happiness, but it’s annoying when you’ve spent a lot of your hard earned cash for this magnificent drink and you see it spill all over the floor! Not to forget that the cork usually flies off in an unwanted direction!

Well, now that’s a thing of the past! The latest piece of must have Champagne kit is the ‘Sparkling Wine Key’. This uniquely designed product allows simple and controlled removal of the cork and prevents foaming and spilling. It’s made from gleaming chrome plated die-cast zinc alloy and is very easy and very effective to use!

The price is not too exorbitant either at a reasonable £15.95.

Click here for more information about the Sparkling Wine Key.

Sparkling Wine Key

Well now that problem is over, our new Wine Bottle Travel Bags are specifically designed to safely carry bottles of wine and champagne inside your checked-in luggage. Compact, inflatable and 100% hermetic thanks to its unique triple ’zipper’ protection, you worry no more!

Steve De Long, wine buff and joint owner of De Long’s Wine Company has been in contact with us for some while now about stocking his superb collection of wine related products which he and wife Deborah have designed and had manufactured in the USA.

The De Long’s Wine Company products, which include detailed Wine Maps of the California and the Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal) wine regions, an excellent Wine Tasting Notebook in both hard bound and soft bound and a pocket size Wine Tasting Guide.

The expertly compiled Wine Grape Varietal Table shows the variation in grapes in all different types of both Red and White Wine. The strength of the acidity, the type of flavours and aromas you would find in a particular wine and the countries in which they are found and produced are all included in the table.

Click here for more information on the De Long’s Wine Company products, which we are now stocking.

Vinturi’s patent pending design speeds up this process with ease and convenience. Perfect aeration in the time it takes to pour a glass.

The process is simple, all you need to do is hold the Vinturi over a glass and pour wine through. Simple! Vinturi draws in and mixes the proper amount of air for the right amount of time, allowing your wine to breathe instantly. You’ll notice a better bouquet & perfumes, enhanced flavours and a smoother finish.

The Vinturi includes a No-Drip Stand and Travel Pouch, a perfect gift for any Red Wine lover.

Click here for more information on the Vinturi Wine Aerator and other Wine Aerators.

I’ve never known who and what to believe but what I do know is that the best way to dry them sufficiently and make them shine for future usage is to use a light cleaning cloth. The majority of people go from cleaning their pots and pans to cleaning their wine glasses with the same cloth! Please DON’T do that! Our very own Wineware Glass Cleaning Cloth cleans thoroughly and scratch-free, removing grease from the bowl and stem and drying at the same time, leaving your glasses perfectly ready for your next tipple of Bordeaux or Burgundy.

I believe this IS the most effective way of drying and cleaning wine glasses and wine decanters, and for just £8.95, you can’t go wrong.

Click here for more information about Wine Glass Cleaning.